Show prohibition DAY the anniversary of mr seal dow HE IS as YEARS OLD the day is honored far and wide the disastrous floods lC giry mo march 20 special neal dow tather of prohibition author of the maine law leader of the abolition general in the union army father 0 the united kingdom alliance in great britain patriot and reformer is celebrating the ninety third anniversary of hie birth at bis homo iu this city today owing to h s advanced age there was no boimal observance of the event bat all through the morning congratulatory telegrams came in from all parts of the countey and numerous cablegrams cable grams from england and continental countries gen dow still retains his wonderful vigor and is iu complete aion of all bis faculties amone the generals morn aug mail was an address with greetings adopted by the temperance coan attee 0 the coherence ot great britain LONDON march 20 special general neal auw s was celebrated today with appropriate exercises by the branches of the national temperance council of great britain of the NAI and of he british liVo mend association at bedford jiuu banyans Ban native city there is a special and big rally organized by the branch march 20 special this is prohibition sally day the new dud chief red letter day of the rational Christian temperance union the national convention at st louis abt november having BO designated it in honor ot the birthday of the father ol 01 prohibition and all olier tern perance societies to today from on until the out of the liquor the day was observed as a holiday at the national headquarters oi iha association in the comans womans temple and willard hall was lion at noon wah temperance de 0 doing honor to the maine veteran the program 0 exercises was uniform ith that prepared by anna A gordon assistant secretary of the doilda temperance union and sent out to unions on both sides ct tho ai the patriotic hymn amer caa was eung as an and this waa fallowes fallowed fall owed by a reading and prayer addresses wera then delivered apon neal 88 a boy as a reformer and upon his own ufa the new rally song battle star of maine waa auar to the tune of onward christian soldiers andi after more addresses the audience dis leaked to the of home sweed home |